Mower.



N., L. L H NlLSoN. MowER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY I4, W09.

atenod J uly 6, 1915.

2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

N., L. & H, NILSON.

IVIOWER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY I4, 1909. IL59T/. Patented July 6, 1915.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- V ...AIN/I .I I I lid lllt

lill

dalla nl.

manner.

I.To all 'whom it may concern:

13e it known that we, hline hlnnson, l'JnoN- ARD hTrLsoN, and HAROLD Naseem, of Wayzata, Hennepin county, Minnesota, have invented certain new vand useful llmprovements in Mowers, of which the following is a specification.

The object of the invention is to provide a .traction engine having a mower attach- -`ment and means for operating the mower and the engine independently of one another and at a variable speed., e

Our inventiony consists generally in va-v r1ous constructions and comblnations, all

as hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

linv the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a plan view of a traction engine with a mower appliedthereto and embodying our invention,

lEig. 2 is a side elevation, looking at one side having a shaft 11 and a gear 12 thereon,

meshing with a gear 13 on the shaft 'cfa crankdisk 11, which has a pitman 15an'd a connection 16 between said pitman and a' mowing machine knife 17` that is carried by the frame 18. supported on the forward end ofthe engine frame and providedv with the usual ngerbar 19. A clutch 11 connects the shaft 11 with the gear 12. 1n the rear of the engine is a drive shaft 20, whereon a friction drive wheel 21 is slidably mounted and adapted to engage aI friction disk 22 mounted on a shaft 23. 'lhis shaft is journaled on the frame at right angles substantially to the driving shaft and a spring is arranged'to normally hold the friction disk in working engagement with the drive wheel. 'lhe mparation of the disk and the drive wheel against/the tension ofthe spring is edected by means of a bell crank 21, the movement of which is controlled by a foot lever 25. lin the rear of the driving shaft is a counter shaft 23, extending across the ma npeclncation of Letters Patent.

Patented linly d, 1915.

dpplileaon fled they 111, 1909. hcrlal No. 193,@57.

chine from side to side and having a gear connection 27 with the driving shaft. A belt 28 connects the friction disk shaft with l a sprocket ring 29 on the traction wheel and a driving belt 30 connects the friction disk shaft with the counter shaft 26 and is rendered operative byl a clutch device 31. With this mechanism, the mowing machine knife may be driven at a positive speedindepend-- ently of the friction drive mechanism,

through which power is applied to the traction wheel and thus the mower can be operated at a high speed, while the movement of the machine forward or backward is much slower, or the speed of the engine itselfmay be variable and the operation of the cutter blade positive and constant. r1`he frame supporting the finger bar has an' arm 32 thereon, to which a spring 33 is attached connecting the arm with the frame of the engine. 'llhis spring is put under tension by the weight of the linger bar and frame 18 when `the mower is in use and when it is desiredto raise the mower to an inoperative' position, the frame is oscillatedby a lever 31 and the rod 3 5 connecting it with the arm-32.

We claim as our invention 1. The combination, wi `h a frame having forward guiding wheels and a rear traction wheel and a source of power mounted on said frame, of a mower frame hinged on the forward end of said first named frame contiguousto said source of motive power, said mower frame being forwardly and downwardly curved from its point of support on said first named frame, a finger bar carried by said mower frame, a cutter bar, operative connections provided between said cutter bar and said source of motive power, an arm mounted on said mower frame, a spring normally tending to raise said mower frame, a rod having a loose connection with said arm, an operating lever whereto said rod is attached, the loose connection of said rod with said arm allowing said mower frame to rise and fall with the inequalities of the ground, and a driving connection between said source of motive power and said traction wheel. y

2. The combination, with a frame having :les

,carrying wheels and a source of motive power 4 middle portionhaving bearings in the side rails of said frame and provided with forwardly projecting end portions, a cutter bar mounted in said forwardly extending end portions, a crank disk mounted on said shaft, a drivingrod connected with'said crank disk and extending transversely of said frame parallel with the middle portion of said mower frame and .having a driving connection at its outer end with said cut'- ter bar, and means for tilting said mower frame on its pivots.

3. The combination, with a frame having forward guiding wheels, a rear traction wheel, and a source of motive power mounted on said frame, of a mower frame hinged on the forward portion of said first named frame, a finger bar'carried by said mower frame,v a cutter bar, operative connections provided between said cutter bar and'said source of ,motive power, an arm mounted on said mower frame, a spring normally tending to raise said mowerframe, a rod having a loose connection with said arm, an operating lever whereto said rod is attached, said mower frame, through said loose connection, being free to rise and fall with 'the inequalities of the ground, 'and a driving connection between said source of motive power and said rear traction wheel.

et. rl`he combination, with a frame having side rails and carrying wheels therefor and a source of motive power mounted on said frame, of a mower frame having its middle portion jouinaled in the side rails of saidv frame and provided with forwardly projecting end portions on each side of said frame, a cutter bar carried by the extremities of said end portions, driving connections between said cutter bar and said source of motive power, a spring normally tending to lift said mower frame, and a lever mechanism for tilting said mower frame in its bearings, said mower frame having a limited movement in its bearings independently of the operation of said lever mechanism.

ln witness whereof, we have hereunto set our handsl this 3rd day of May 1909.

NILS NILSON. LEGNARD NILSON. HAROLD NILSON. Witnesses: Y

J'nssm M; SULLIVAN, J. A. BYINGTON. 

